Indigenous Pedagogies

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Lessons of the First Nation Seven Teachings

Manitoba First Nation Elder Dave Courchene explains the origins and lessons of the First Nation Seven Teachings. The lessons of the Bear Spirit (Courage), the Beaver Spirit (Wisdom), the Eagle Spirit (Love), the Buffalo Spirit (Respect), the Sasquatch Spirit (Honesty), the Wolf Spirit (Humility) and the Turtle Spirit (Truth) are all retold in this 11 minute video in both English and Ojibway. At Sagkeeng Child and Family Services (in Sagkeeng First Nation and Winnipeg, Manitoba) we support and empower our families and community. Services we provide include workshops in parenting, traditional skills like making star blankets, moccasins, hand drums, ribbon shirts and harvesting wild rice. Learn more at Sagkeeng Child and Family Services.

Indigenous Pedagogies

An overview of some Indigenous Pedagogies and personal storytelling videos to help illustrate educational practices used by Indigenous Peoples in the land we now call Canada. Created by Lorna Stolarchuk and Jaimie Kechego.

Marie Eshkibok-Trudeau

Anishinaabe Aadizokaanan features insights, thoughts, reminders and healing guidance from some of our Knowledge Keepers in Wiikwemkoong; as we all go through this Covid-19 pandemic as community. 

First Nations Pedagogy

First Nations Pedagogy is the culmination of a project initiated by two education experts, Sylvia Currie and June Kaminski to create an online resource that builds on research, consultation, and community-based activities. This site provides best practices and support for online learning initiatives that are intended for Indigenous students, Elders, educators, curriculum developers, and educational leaders.

The digital resource Walking Together: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum was designed to help teachers understand the holistic nature of First Nations, Métis and Inuit ways of knowing; to provide opportunity for Inuit, First Nations and Métis peoples to share their perspectives on topics important to them; and to demonstrate First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives in teaching and learning experiences.

National Gathering for Indigenous Education

Join us for the National Gathering for Indigenous Education @ Home. The National Gathering is a place where educators and partners can share their voices and work together to improve the educational outcomes of K-12 Indigenous students. November 24 – 26, 2021.

Indigenomics

Indigenomics honors the powerful thinking of Indigenous wisdom of local economy, relationships, and human values. It is about increasing the role and visibility of Indigenous peoples in the new economy and understanding Indigenous ways of being and worldview. By drawing on ancient principles that have supported Indigenous economies for thousands of years and working to implement them as modern practices, Indigenomics welcomes you to an Indigenous worldview. It brings to the forefront human values and practice. It explores the pathway of the threshold of the Indigenous relationship and modern economies by inviting dialogue and thought-provoking insight into possibilities of the Indigenous relationship in Canada and beyond.